Canadian cardinal temporarily steps down after lawsuit alleging abuse
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, one of the top Roman Catholic clergymen in Canada, on Friday stepped down temporarily after he was named in a class-action lawsuit against the church that alleged sexual assault. Local media said Lacroix’s name had been added to a list of alleged perpetrators filed in a Quebec court on […]
Canada’s surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration
Toronto, CanadaReuters The dream of making it big in Canada is turning into a battle for survival for many immigrants due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country that they chose to make their adopted home. Trudeau […]
Haiti gang wars now “cataclysmic” in key farmlands – UN report
Reuters Haiti’s brutal gang wars have spread from the capital to key farming heartlands, displacing tens of thousands of people and having a devastating impact on access to food staples, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said long-awaited international security assistance – requested by […]
Analysis – India-Canada diplomatic thaw remains remote despite visa easing
New Delhi, India/Ottawa, CanadaReuters Mending frayed diplomatic relations between India and Canada will be a long process after each side adopted maximalist positions, despite New Delhi’s surprise move to ease some visa curbs on Canadians, officials and experts say. India recently decided to partially restore visa services, weeks after suspending them in anger at Ottawa’s […]
Canada caps immigration target amid housing crunch, inflation
Toronto, CanadaReuters Canada’s liberal government kept immigration targets unchanged for the next two years and said it would stop ramping up immigration from 2026 onwards, as the country grapples with high inflation and a housing crisis. An asylum seeker arrives by taxi to cross into Canada from the US border on Roxham Road in Champlain, […]
Biden, key Western leaders urge Israel to protect civilians
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USReuters Leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain on Sunday underscored their support for Israel and its right to defend itself, but also urged it to adhere to international humanitarian law and protect civilians. In a joint statement issued after a virtual meeting on the ongoing war between […]
Canadian PM says India’s actions making life hard for millions of people
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday the Indian Government’s crackdown on Canadian diplomats was making normal life difficult for millions of people in both countries. Trudeau spoke a day after Canada said it had withdrawn 41 diplomats following an Indian threat to unilaterally revoke their status. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
Trudeau says ‘denialism’ rising as nation marks holiday for Indigenous reconcilation
Toronto, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday warned about the rise of “denialism” and said uncovering the truth was more important than ever as the nation gathered to honor the lost children and survivors of Indigenous schools. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Lac La Ronge Chief Tammy Cook-Searson lead an Awareness Walk on […]
Canadian Sikhs stage protests against Indian Government over murder
Toronto/Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canadian Sikhs staged small protests outside India’s diplomatic missions on Monday, a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there may be a link between New Delhi and the murder of a Sikh separatist advocate in British Columbia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a week ago stood in parliament to say that domestic intelligence […]
Punjab’s Sikhs fear Canada-India row threatens them at home, abroad
Bharsinghpura, India Reuters A bitter row between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh separatist is being felt in Punjab, where some Sikhs fear both a backlash from India’s Hindu-nationalist government and a threat to their prospects for a better life in North America. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a plumber who left the north […]